Crime

Dark alleys and courtrooms, prison cells and forensics labs set the stage for gripping tales of justice and injustice, where detectives, lawyers, and criminals clash in society's shadows. These stories and investigations expose the underbelly of human nature, from sophisticated financial fraud to brutal murders, while exploring the complex machinery of law enforcement and criminal justice that shapes our world.

Crime Book Summaries

The Story of My Life

by Iceberg Slim 2002 311 pages

Under the Radar Summary

Under the Radar

by Fern Michaels 2009 304 pages

by Karin Slaughter 2011 387 pages

Death in the Clouds Summary

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie 2001 336 pages

Agatha Christie

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry

by William K. Black 1995 352 pages

Flaggermusmannen Summary

Flaggermusmannen

by Jo Nesbø 1997 339 pages

The Monster Summary

by L.J. Shen 2021 399 pages

Sparrow Summary

by L.J. Shen 2016 312 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Strange Houses Summary

by Uketsu 2025 203 pages

Detained Summary

by Luna Mason 2024 383 pages

Suburban Dicks Summary

by Fabian Nicieza 2021 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Sinners' Playground Summary

Sinners' Playground

by Caroline Peckham 2020 625 pages

My Murder Summary

by Katie Williams 2023 304 pages

Mystery Thriller

Kiss and Tell Summary

by Fern Michaels 2014 366 pages

The Missing Cryptoqueen Summary

The Missing Cryptoqueen

The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It

by Jamie Bartlett 2022 320 pages

Days of Rage Summary

America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence

by Bryan Burrough 2015 608 pages

American History

Devil's Lily Summary

by Roselyn Ash 2025 342 pages

by Brooke Blaine 2025 322 pages

Hokus Pokus Summary

by Fern Michaels 2007 262 pages

Binding Rose Summary

by Ivy Fox 2022 462 pages

by Catherine Ryan Howard 2019 359 pages

Mystery Thriller

Screams in Symphony Summary

Screams in Symphony

by Kelsey Clayton 2022 254 pages

Savage Hearts Summary

by Eva Ashwood 2023 428 pages

Desperation in Death Summary

Desperation in Death

by J.D. Robb 2022 361 pages

Fifty-Fifty Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2020 349 pages

In the Best Families Summary

In the Best Families

by Rex Stout 1950 272 pages

Sleep Tight Summary

by J.H. Markert 2024 336 pages

Death of a Gossip Summary

Death of a Gossip

by M.C. Beaton 1985 179 pages

One by One Summary

by Freida McFadden 2020 295 pages

Mystery Thriller

by K.G. Reuss 2023 154 pages

Filthy Savage Summary

by Lilian Harris 2025 443 pages

The Infernal Machine Summary

The Infernal Machine

A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective

by Steven Johnson 2024 368 pages

Hold Me Summary

by Anna Zaires 2016 378 pages

Let's Split Up Summary

by Bill Wood 2024 339 pages

Senseless Summary

by Ronald Malfi 2025 432 pages

The First Casualty Summary

The First Casualty

by Ben Elton 2006 444 pages

Historical Fiction

Kings of Chaos Summary

by Eva Ashwood 2021 484 pages

Murder by the Book Summary

Murder by the Book

by Amie Schaumberg 2025 352 pages

Books About Books

The Big Sleep Summary

by Raymond Chandler 1988 231 pages

Carnival Hill Summary

by Caroline Peckham 2021 449 pages

Sidetracked Summary

by S.T. Abby 2016 115 pages

Postmortem Summary

by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990 317 pages

The Liar Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2017 337 pages

The Self-Made Widow Summary

The Self-Made Widow

by Fabian Nicieza 2022 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Heads You Lose Summary

by Bea Paige 2022 376 pages

Gallows Bridge Summary

by Caroline Peckham 2022 660 pages

Two Kinds of Stranger Summary

Two Kinds of Stranger

by Steve Cavanagh 2025 400 pages

Joy Moody Is Out of Time Summary

Joy Moody Is Out of Time

by Kerryn Mayne 2024 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

Pretty Little Threats Summary

Pretty Little Threats

by Daria Quinn 2025 434 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Traitor Summary

by Himera Ink 2025 473 pages

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